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Evelyn McDowell

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Email: emcdowell [at] rider.edu

Phone Number: 609-895-5712

Office Location: Sweigart Hall

Evelyn McDowell

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Email: emcdowell [at] rider.edu

Phone Number: 609-895-5712

Office Location: Sweigart Hall

Dr. McDowell joined the Rider community in 2005, and comes to Rider with extensive experience in public accounting. She teaches the introductory financial accounting and managerial accounting courses. Her research interests are in the relevance of accounting information and decision making, in tax policy and in taxpayer behavior.

McDowell is a recipient of the KPMG Doctoral Scholarship, and researches primarily in the areas of the effects of tax policy on decision making. Her work has appeared in publications including Accounting Horizons, Journal of Finance and Accountancy, the American Journal of Business Education and Research in Accounting Regulation. She is a frequent participant at meetings of the American Accounting Association, of which she is a member. She is also a member of the American Institute of CPAs, New Jersey Society of CPAs, Institute of Internal Auditors, Institute of Management Accountants, and the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action.

Research Interests

Relevance of Accounting Information and Decision Making; Tax Policy and Taxpayer Behavior; Accounting Pedagogy

Background Information

  • Doctor of Philosophy, 2006, Case Western Reserve University
  • Master of Accountancy, 1999, Case Western Reserve University
  • Bachelor of Arts, 1983, Baldwin-Wallace College, Business Administration

Refereed Articles

  • McDowell, E., Li, W., & Smith, P. (2013). An Experimental Examination of U.S. Individual Donors' Information Needs and Use. Financial Accountability & Management.
  • McDowell, E., Li, W., & Hu, M. (2012). Effects of Financial Efficiency and Choice to Restrict Contributions on Individual Donations. Accounting Horizons.

Refereed Proceedings

  • McDowell, E. A., O'Reilly-Allen, M., & Sanchez, M. (2015).  Increasing Diversity through University Multi-faceted Mentoring Program.   American Accounting Association Annual Meeting.

Presentation of Refereed Papers

International

  • McDowell, E., Smith, P., & Smith, O.M. (2015, November).  Using the Balanced Scorecard in the Head Start Program to Achieve Excellence.  American Accounting Association Diversity Section Conference, Atlanta, GA.
  • McDowell, E. (2013). Self-Efficacy as a Determinant of Help-Seeking Behavior in Accounting Education. American Accounting Association Diversity Section Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.

National

  • McDowell, E. A., O'Reilly-Allen, M., & Sanchez, M. (2015). Increasing Diversity through University Multi-faceted Mentoring Program.   American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.
  • Harris-Ransom, L. & McDowell, E. (2014, August). Accounting in the Cloud: Legal Issues Involved in Cloud Service Agreements for Accountants. Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Seattle, Washington.

Regional

  • McDowell, E. A., O'Reilly-Allen, M., & Sanchez, M. H. (2015, April). Increasing Diversity through University Multi-faceted Mentoring Program.   American Accounting Association Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

Awards/Honors

Awards

  • 2014: Spring Research Leave. Rider University.
  • 2014: Summer Research Fellowship. Rider University.
  • 2010: Rider University. Summer Research Fellowship
  • 2009: Rider University. Summer Research Fellowship
  • 2008: Rider University. Summer Research Fellowship
  • 2007: Rider University. Summer Research Fellowship
  • 2006: Rider University. Faculty Development Grant: A Longitudinal Study of the Mobility of Working Families using the Earned Income Tax Credit
  • 2006: Rider University. Summer Research Fellowship
  • 2006: Rider University. Advisor Appreciation Award
  • 2004: American Tax Association. Travel Grant
  • 1998: Weatherhead School of Business, Case Western Reserve University. Graduate Scholarship
  • 1997: Weatherhead School of Business, Case Western Reserve University. Graduate Scholarship
  • 1983: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Undergraduate Scholarship
  • 1983: National Association of Black Accountants. Undergraduate Scholarship

Honors

  • 2015:  President, American Accounting Association, Diversity Section
  • 2010: Selected The Individual at Rider Who Has Influenced Him/Her the Most by 7 outstanding Andrew J. Rider Scholars Rider University.
  • 2009: Selected The Individual at Rider Who Has Influenced Him/Her the Most by 7 outstanding Andrew J. Rider Scholars Rider University.
  • 2008: Selected The Individual at Rider Who Has Influenced Him/Her the Most by 7 outstanding Andrew J. Rider Scholars Rider University.
  • 2006: Selected The Individual at Rider Who Has Influenced Him/Her the Most by 7 outstanding Andrew J. Rider Scholars Rider University
  • 1998: Accepted as a participant in the Project KPMG Ph.D. Project.
  • 1997: Kaufman Scholar Kaufman Foundation.
  • 1994: Certificate of Appreciation City of Cleveland, Woodland Recreation Center.

 

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